Four Sabers teams took part in AISA events, January 24-27, 2019, in Seoul, Yokohama, and Osaka.

Math mania: Led by Mr. Bertman, 6 SOIS "mathletes" competed in a math mania event hosted by Seoul International School (SIS) in South Korea.

Leadership: Led by Mr. Sheriff, 4 SOIS student council leaders participated in a leadership conference, also hosted by SIS in Seoul.

Basketball, boys: The Sabers high school boys varsity basketball team, coached by Morioka-sensei and Mr. Kralovec, vied for a season-ending championship at the annual AISA tournament, hosted this year by Yokohama International School.

Basketball, girls: After hosting - and winning - the WJAA girls basketball tournament last week, SOIS hosted the AISA tournament this week. The Sabers, coached by Sagara-sensei and Okamoto-sensei, were defending AISA champions, having won the tournament last year in Busan. The Sabers JV team competed, also.

​Both the boys and girls basketball tournaments will be livestreamed. Be sure to tune in. Click on the basketball links above for tournament information.

SOIS hosted the 2019 Western Japan Athletic Association (WJAA) high school girls varsity basketball championship tournament January 18-19 in a chilly Sabers gym, and the Sabers thrilled the home crowd by winning the WJAA title, defeating Yokohama International School in the finals, 35-32. In a scrappy defensive battle full of turnovers and jump balls, neither team could mount much of an offensive attack. OIS senior Niki Heimer led the Sabers with 10 points, with SIS senior Yulia Ikumi adding 9 points despite spending much of the game on the bench with foul trouble. Haruka Mibuchi scored 8 points, Akari Sugimoto added 4, and Sakura Okamoto and Karen Akashi each chipped in 2 points to round out the scoring for Coach Sagara's team.

Yulia Ikumi, Haruka Mibuchi, and Sakura Okamoto were named to the all-tournament team.

The high school boys junior varsity basketball team is playing in the WJAA tournament hosted by Yokohama International School, January 11-12, 2019. Good luck to Coach Morioka and Coach Sala and the boys.